I have never been diagnosed with it, by the way, and I never got help because everyone just thought I was "shy", or "anti-social", or "weird", or "crazy," etc.
I have struggled with delusions, paranoia, and hallucinations (plus mood problems, similar to cyclothymia) since beginning high school, all the way through 2 years of college (slowly diminishing), and now it has gone, I am 23. I still get the occasional paranoid thought, but recognise it ...